Introduction to Global studies (CRN 23531) is a multi-disciplinary course drawing
on the integrated knowledge and methodologies of multiple disciplines (geography,
sociology, political science, history, anthropology, literature and any other discipline
that has a global theme) with the aim of understanding the systems that link us together,
the cultures that make us distinct, the problems that we face, and the common humanity
that we share.

Different topics that will be discussed during the semester include (but are not limited
to) the following:

Economics, including global trade, neoliberalism, free trade, and multi-national and
international corporations;

Global economic models as well as general economic patterns from the developed to
the developing world emphasizing regional, gender, and ethnic/racial distinctions

Different types of political systems, including the concept of a nation, and introducing
international organizations such at the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organization
(WTO), and regional organizations such as the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic
Treaty Organizaton (NATO);

International human rights as well as international treaties and laws pertaining to
the area of human rights;

World population demographics;

Global diseases and international organizations working to curb many of these diseases
(for example global concerns and treatment for AIDS);